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Who else has a one handed watch?
Just starting my search for watches that show different expressions of time hence this thread to complement the Jump Hour search thread.
I know of the following:
1. PSM Shimoda
2. Le Freak (well, in that what the eye is always trained to is the tourbillon hand)
3. Meister something. I saw it somewhere but can't seem to find it. Same concept as the PSM Shimoda.
Anyone know of other one-handed time pieces?
Xie Xie (thank you) in advance.
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Who else has a one handed watch?
Just starting my search for watches that show different expressions of time hence this thread to complement the Jump Hour search thread. I know of the following: 1. PSM Shimoda 2. Le Freak (well, in that what the eye is always trained to is the tourbillon...
There are many...
...of what are sometimes (for some reason) called 'philosopher's watches'. These are but a few. The Meister-something is the Meistersinger; they do a number of one-handed watches; (photo – monochromedotnl) Jaquet Droz does one (calling Mike Ting – got a p...
You left out the AP Philosophique...
which is made further unusual in that, due to an innovative (and very unusual!) case design, it can also indicate a second time zone without resetting the watch....
Would you know the case size of this Seule Aiguille?
I think its no more in production as well and is a Basel 08 release LE 88 pc?
Doesn't it drive you crazy when the brand's website is not even up to date?
it's not as if the Seule Aiguille was released a few months ago..its been out since Basel 2008. I'll check my catalog and see if it is in there. Give me a few hours. Best, MIke
43mm
and it looks bigger with the slim bezel and empty white dial. But it's not chunky like most new watches nowadays so most people think this combination is elegant.
Thanks.
As with any watch past 41mm, its past my threshold. I make the exception only for the original Freak.
Nienaber Anterograd
A really interesting one handed watch with the Anterograd complication. The hand jumps forward across the sector between 12 and 0 at the top. A neat watch, see more here on the AHCI forum...
Jaquet Droz Grande Heure
It is one handed and the difference from the others mentioned so far is it has a 24hour enamel dial. There are a few of these(one handed 24h watches) around but most of them a bit clumsy looking.
Other one handed watches...
1. The Vacheron Constantin Saltarello. Its in a square or cushion shaped case that has the unfortunate distiction of resembling a bathroom scale. I believe its ref 43041. 2. Cartier Tank a Vis from their Privee Collection, ref. W1534551. Best regards, Din...
you missed out the 1 of a kind Airnautic 24hr i had customised
all i actually did was have the minute hand taken off i had a Meistersinger, but its gone to a very good home. in October Azimuth are releasing a boutique edition single handed version of their Backwards in Time automatic. that will be the first auto reve...
I have an....
...old Girard Perregaux in which the second-hand is missing and the minute hand is floating around under the crystal... Does that count?
Jorg Schauer one hand
If only the hand extended past the inner circle so I could read the time better it would stayed in the collection permanently. Best, Mike...
Botta
Check out Botta watches. I particularly fancy the single-hand 24-hour http://www.botta-design.de/en_uno_24.html nick
nick the problem is that...
nick the problem is that its quartz which is why i had the airnautic altered to suit. its basically the same look but with a 2824 inside. best Graham
Quartz
Hi Graham, I know what you mean, though, to be honest, I'm less obsessed nowadays by things having to be mechanical. I've got my eye on a Seiko Twin Quartz, though I guess you could say this is not a bog-standard quartz. I'm also getting sick of maintaini...
Nick, i used to...
Nick, i used to have several quartz watches, Omega marine chronometer, electroquartz etc, but i worry about an expensive watch with a pretty irreparable movement in it. i have nothing against cheap quartz watches, if they break you havent lost much, but e...
I've got as many as I can count on one finger of one hand
Actually I bought it because I liked the brown hand and the matching 12 screws in the bezel. Apart from that it was pretty boring and I sold it off. Mike...